Jeremy of The Daily Rotation wrote, "Hot Rod director Akiva Shaffer returns to the big screen with The Watch. The Watch isn’t your ordinary alien invasion movie, despite some of the bland trailers and the film’s generic title, which was a result of bad timing. The Watch is mostly a harmless raunchy summer comedy that won’t even phase most, but to some The Watch will simply be the funniest film of the summer. Its surprisingly unique alien design makes for some fun sci-fi and the camaraderie between Vince Vaughn, Ben Stiller, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade is spot on and makes for a film that works more than it doesn’t." (Cinema, The Watch) 8/10